151: Ice Point Master and Apprentice

Boom—

Chen Qingxuan's brain buzzed;

Meeting his Beloved Disciple's resentful gaze, he snapped back to his senses in an instant. "Qian You, about me and your mother... you know everything?"

"What? Did you plan on hiding it from me for a lifetime?"

Ji Qianyou questioned him aggrievedly.

"This..." Chen Qingxuan scratched his head awkwardly and quickly forced a smile. "Actually, we thought about telling you, but we were afraid you wouldn't be able to accept it... so we never spoke of it."

Ji Qianyou crossed her arms over her chest, gritting her teeth as she interrogated him, "Is it fun? I'm asking you... Is my mother fun?"

"Eh?"

Chen Qingxuan was completely bewildered by her words.

But facing his Beloved Disciple's sharp interrogation, he could only give an answer first. "Fun! It's definitely fun."

"You..."

Ji Qianyou nearly broke down on the spot.

Before she could explode in anger, Chen Qingxuan added, "Qian You, your mother and I are mutually in love. Although I don't understand why you're so repulsed, I think... you can actually accept me as your Revered Master stepfather, right?"

Ji Qianyou's gaze darkened as she said coldly, "If you dare say something like that again, I guarantee I'll be like Qingxue... and shove my foot in your mouth!"

"Wait, what...?"

Chen Qingxuan was stunned.

The next moment, he said with deep disappointment, "Qian You, has Revered Master not been good to you... Just because I'm with the Madam... you're going to commit such an act of betraying your Revered Master?"

Ji Qianyou, on the contrary, didn't care at all and took a step forward. "Do you believe I'll betray my Revered Master right now? I don't care if you're some little child or not."

Gulp~

Chen Qingxuan immediately swallowed hard.

Sensing that his Beloved Disciple's tone didn't sound like a joke, he couldn't help but glance toward the outside of the hall out of the corner of his eye... Where were Susu and Qingxue?

Why haven't they come back for me yet?

I want to go home!

When she caught the terror in Chen Qingxuan's eyes, Ji Qianyou hesitated... Could he think that the 'betrayal' she mentioned meant killing him?

At this thought, Ji Qianyou spoke again, "You are just my Revered Master... you can only be my Revered Master."

"..."

Chen Qingxuan didn't know how to respond to that;

At this point, he could only nod and agree. He had originally wanted to tell his Beloved Disciple the news that her mother couldn't be resurrected, but now he had to drop it.

He would just have to find another opportunity.

The Great Hall fell silent.

A moment later.

Chen Qingxuan spoke tentatively, "Well, Qian You... you were just in seclusion for Cultivation, right? You go on and get busy... Revered Master is leaving."

"Hmm?"

Ji Qianyou looked up.

Seeing Chen Qingxuan's vigilant face, she lowered her beautiful eyes and said, "Didn't you just get back... where are you going?"

Chen Qingxuan forced a smile and said, "Revered Master also needs to Cultivate... besides, I've only just been resurrected... I want to go see Xiao Yin and the others."

"They live in the Demon Emperor Palace, I'll go with you!" Ji Qianyou said decisively. She wasn't a fool; she could see that Chen Qingxuan wanted to escape from her.

But she really didn't mean to kill him!

And so.

The master and disciple pair went to the Back Garden one after the other.

Although Zhao Xiaoyin and the other women still lived in the same place, they were no longer under house arrest in the Demon Emperor Palace and were completely free to move around.

Upon arriving, Chen Qingxuan said tentatively, "You go get busy, Revered Master can find them myself."

"I'm not busy!"

Ji Qianyou said, turning her face away.

Seeing this, Chen Qingxuan could only give up and went with her to find Zhao Xiaoyin and the others who were Cultivating.

Seeing Chen Qingxuan again, the women were all greatly shocked.

After all, given Chen Qingxuan's current state, anyone who saw him probably wouldn't believe it. A perfectly fine grown man... had suddenly become a young boy.

Some even wanted to reach out and touch him.

Fortunately, there were many people present, so they only thought about it... and didn't dare put it into practice.

And because Ji Qianyou was right beside him, Chen Qingxuan only exchanged a few simple pleasantries with the women, not daring to say anything out of line.

Night fell.

The moment Chen Qingxuan stepped into the Sleeping Hall, a Barrier was applied to it by a force.

When he turned to look, he saw Ji Qianyou saying calmly, "Your strength is too weak right now... I'm giving you a layer of protection... to prevent someone from hurting you."

"..."

Lines of frustration appeared on Chen Qingxuan's forehead;

Was she afraid someone would hurt him... or afraid he would run away in the middle of the night?

Damn it!

Chen Qingxuan cursed inwardly, dejectedly walking toward the bed, then turned back to say, "Qian You, you should go back and rest early too!"

"Okay!"

Ji Qianyou said nothing more and turned to leave.

Phew—

After his disciple left, Chen Qingxuan lay on the bed and let out a heavy sigh. "What the hell is this? I thought coming back to the Demon Emperor Palace would be like coming home, but it's about the same as before... Just which bastard told her about me and the Madam?"

"Wait... it seems like it couldn't be anyone else besides Xuan Ling, right?"

Chen Qingxuan sat up abruptly.

After guessing who the snitch was, he immediately clenched his fists. "You piece of intangible cultural heritage left by the Madam, you actually dared to betray me... just you wait!"

Shortly after, Chen Qingxuan opened his panel to check his incense value, and his eyes instantly lit up. "Holy crap... I got so much incense value today?"

The next moment, he guessed that Li Yan and Lin Ya must have taken action. It had to be said, the loyalty of those two toward Chen Qingxuan was as clear as the sun and moon.

Following their promotion, large amounts of incense value like 3, 4, and 5 had appeared. This meant that Cultivators with even greater strength had begun to worship him.

"Not bad, not bad."

Chen Qingxuan showed a long-awaited smile.

Although he hadn't reached his expectation of doubling it, he could finally see hope. Especially in such a terrible mood... it truly counted as a pleasant surprise.

No nonsense!

Chen Qingxuan directly used the incense value, feeding it all into increasing his strength.

Although he still hadn't promoted his Godhood to <Mountain God>, his strength had once again received a significant boost. Currently, he possessed strength comparable to the early stage of the Bone Forging Realm.

"Promoting Godhood once is actually this difficult... If the promotion is successful, what Divine Power will I obtain?"

Chen Qingxuan stroked his chin, already feeling some anticipation.

The abilities of a Wild God were well known. The abilities of a Mountain God... surely they wouldn't be some complementary effect for women?

As long as it wasn't some ability related to a 'Yellow River flood', even if it were an expandable skill like 'Jingwei filling the sea'... he could accept it.

At this time, an additional panel appeared in Chen Qingxuan's mind—

Originating from the believers who worshipped him, a batch of options to grant wishes appeared. Among them was information on each person, including but not limited to their name, identity, strength, and so on.

There were even... the targets they were about to attack.

"What's all this?"

Chen Qingxuan was completely confused.

But he wasn't curious about other people's privacy. Considering they were all his believers, he wasn't stingy with his Divine Power and directly granted the wishes of every believer.

Little did he know;

This act was brewing a storm sufficient to overturn the entire Cangyun Continent.

Before long, Chen Qingxuan also drifted into dreamland.

The next morning.

When a ray of morning light shone on Chen Qingxuan's face, the warm yellow glow nudged his eyelids open. Immediately following, a familiar and exquisite face came into view.

"Holy crap, Qian You..."